Summary Findings from DFC AGM & Open Assembly 2024
The Summary Findings of the DFC’s Annual General Meeting and Open Assembly at Sheffield DocFest in June 2024 are available to download on the right. The findings were circulated to the DFC’s membership in October and will help focus the DFC’s work around the formation of DFC member sub-groups – one of the priorities identified […]
Code of Best Practices on Creative Reuse for Documentary Filmmakers
We would like to draw your attention to a major publication on documentary filmmakers’ use of copyright materials. The Code of Best Practices on Creative Reuse for Documentary Filmmakers (2022) is specifically tailored to UK (and Dutch) copyright law and is designed to raise filmmakers’ awareness of the opportunities to legally reuse content without having […]
DFC Response to DCMS Inquiry into British Film and High-End Television
In August 2023, the UK government’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee announced an inquiry into the challenges faced by the nation’s film and high-end TV industries. This was a major opportunity to represent our sector to government. Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey and helped shape the DFC’s twelve page submission of […]
Summary Findings from DFC Open Assembly 2023
The Summary Findings of the DFC’s first Open Assembly at Sheffield DocFest in June 2023 are available to download. The findings were circulated to the DFC’s membership in September and will help focus the DFC’s work in our first three-year term (2024-26). You can also find a short highlight reel of the event here (thanks […]
DFC Governance Resources
We have put a lot of consideration into creating a democratic structure for the DFC. Below you can read about our governance processes, from the Rules of the organisation and what is involved in being a Member or a Director to how the process of electing new directors takes place. You can also look at […]
FWD-Doc Toolkit for Inclusion & Accessibility
FWD-Doc in association with Doc Society supported by Netflix presents: A Toolkit for Inclusion & Accessibility: Changing the Narrative of Disability in Documentary Film We find ourselves in an unprecedented moment of creative and financial opportunity for the documentary film industry, if we engage with authentic disabled storytelling and talent, make our media genuinely accessible, […]
Keeping it Real (2020)
Funded by the Art and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) between 2018-2021, the UK Feature Docs team worked with industry stakeholders to develop proposals for a new policy framework for the documentary sector. This research was published in two policy reports. The first, Keeping it Real: Towards a Documentary Film Policy for the UK, presents the results […]
Making It Real (2021)
Funded by the Art and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) between 2018-2021, the UK Feature Docs team worked with industry stakeholders to develop proposals for a new policy framework for the documentary sector. This research was published in two policy reports. The first, Keeping it Real: Towards a Documentary Film Policy for the UK, presents the results […]
A Guide to Co-ops
From the outside a co-op may look like any other business – it’s what happens inside that makes them different. All co-ops are based on the same principles and they share a set of values. The DFC is a type of co-operative called a Charitable Community Benefit Society (CCBS). A Community Benefit Society is a […]
Co-operative Corporate Governance Code
At the heart of the co-operative model is the idea of member participation – the idea that a business can be run with a focus on the interests of members; people who in one way or another are involved directly in the business. So, while good governance takes care and effort in any enterprise, however […]
